Comments on: Location Based Job Boards

By: Dominic Roberts

Dominic Roberts — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:53:44 +0000

I run a start up job site called Jobsplay at http://www.jobsplay.com one of the features we have is the ability to display the jobs matching your search criteria on a map. This allows you to see immediately how far the position is from your location. The problem is that some recruitment agencies are unwilling to give the exact location of roles as it is easy then for you to find out the company name and approach them yourselves.
You will get a good idea of position from the site though.

By: Jonathan Roberts

Jonathan Roberts — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:52:21 +0000

You are very correct in saying that it is not executed very well, take me for instance. I live in Swansea….on the coast. If I apply for jobs with a 50 mile radius I get jobs come back that are in Ilfracombe which is the other side of the Bristol Channel and is infact 174 miles by road which can take upto 3 hours to get to. No use to me.

By: Ian

Ian — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:00:27 +0000

I think I more mean specific web dev or creative sites job boards, say the Krop or the 37Signals boards. Where the more interesting jobs might appear. “As the crow flies” would be fine by me, as usually a large chunk of the jobs are work at home efforts anyway. I’m not sure that google’s efforts to give an inkling to duration are anything to go by in the main.

By: Neil

Neil — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:44:16 +0000

As far as I’m aware, most job sites do allow you to search within localities and specify distances from a given postcode. However, like you say, they’re not usually executed very well and perhaps commuting time is a more realistic parameter to include. I assume they often use “as the crow flies” measurements. Lots of Bristol jobs often show up in “20 miles from Cardiff” searches. And it is only 20 miles away - across the water….